›› 2017, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (9): 2801-2808.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2017.09.036

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Research Progress on Diagnosis and Treatment of Canine and Feline Dermatophytosis

ZHANG Jing-wei, XU Lu-yao, HU Chang-min   

  1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
  • Received:2017-03-03 Online:2017-09-20 Published:2017-09-22

Abstract:

Canine and feline dermatomycosis is the common skin disease in small animal,which not only affects the appearance of the canine and feline, but also leads to itching or pain, and even increases the risk of dog and cat owners suffering from dermatomycosis. Dermatomycosis is harmful to health of animals and human beings. The dermatomycosis is difficult to identify, has long treatment cycle and high recurrence, and affected by regional or/and environmental factors, lead to its prevalent and brought great difficulties to the clinical diagnosis and treatment. Canine and feline dermatomycosis could be diagnosed according to illness history survey, clinical symptoms, isolation and identification of pathogens and histopathological examination. In order to curing canine and feline dermatomycosis effectively, systemic therapy combined with topical administration, scientific and rational use of antibiotics, and improvement of animal feeding management should be carried.

Key words: canine; feline; dermatomycosis; diagnosis; treatment

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